Hey look! I got a page finished before dawn! And I managed to load it onto the right site right off the bat! Go me!

…and yeah, there’s not a lot else to say about this one, at least for now. Plot’s about to happen, so I’ll save my comments for later.

BUT GUESS WHAT, GANG? VOTING INCENTIVES ARE BACK! And it’s not just a random doodle this time, either. As promised, we’re getting into a set of pages and mini-plot arcs that I cut from the comic for various pacing reasons. So go vote and see what you missed the first time around!

(Historical Notes: Oh boy, THIS is gonna be the start of a loooot of extra commentary.  Yes, this is the first appearance of Astrid, as as I’ve mentioned several times before, I had NO idea where this character was going to end up.  She didn’t even have a NAME at this point.  Stay tuned for real-time notes on how that would change as pages progress.  Also, I’m 99.8% sure that light square with the big line on it on the far right was SUPPOSED to be a sign, but Past Me forgot to include the text.  I have absolutely NO idea what it was supposed to say.)